While the number of veterans struggling to find employment in the workforce is daunting, some troops are taking matters into their own hands and starting their own companies.

“There’s a higher tolerance for failure coming from the military,” veteran and entrepreneur Shaun So told CNBC. “We’ve been told ‘no’ a lot of times, and still had to press on. Part of the job of being an entrepreneur is being able to take a no.” Read the full story on CNBC.com.